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HAWKINS HOUSE
706 East Walnut Avenue
Santa Ana, CA 92701
NAME Hawkins House REF. NO.
ADDRESS 706 East Walnut Street
CITY Santa Ana ZIP 92701 ORANGE COUNTY
YEAR BUILT Circa 1890 LOCAL REGISTER CATEGORY: Landmark
HISTORIC DISTRICT N/A NEIGHBORHOOD Eastside
NATIONAL REGISTER CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION C NATIONAL REGISTER STATUS CODE 5S1
Location: Not for Publication Unrestricted
Prehistoric Historic Both
ARCHITECTURAL STYLE: Queen Anne (Late Victorian)
The Queen Anne (Late Victorian) style (also known as the Queen Anne Revival) dominated residential architectural design during the
last twenty years of the nineteenth century in the West, and was nearly as influential on early commercial buildings. Identifying
features include the front-facing gable roof; ornate decoration of wood or metal along the eave and in the gable end; avoidance of flat
wall surfaces through the use of applied ornamentation of wood or metal; and classical columns or pilasters. Multi-storied residential
and commercial examples often incorporated bay windows, sometimes topped with towers. The style borrowed heavily from late
Medieval models, with the addition of other regional interpretations. Some of the most well-developed examples can be found in
California and in the southern states (McAlester, 263-268).
SUMMARY/CONCLUSION:
The Hawkins House qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Property under Criterion 1 for its intact
exemplification of the distinguishing characteristics of a modestly sized yet fully detailed Queen Anne (Late Victorian) residence
from the late nineteenth century. Additionally, the house has been categorized as “Landmark” for its “unique architectural
significance” as an example of a Queen Anne (Late Victorian) cottage (Municipal Code, Section 30-2.2).
EXPLANATION OF CODES:
• National Register Criteria for Evaluation: (From Appendix 7 of Instructions for Recording Historical Resources, Office of
Historic Preservation)
C: that embody the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction, or that represent the
work of a master, or that possess high artistic values, or that represent a significant and distinguishable entity
whose components may lack individual distinction.
• National Register Status Code: (From Appendix 2 of Instructions for Recording Historical Resources, Office of Historic
Preservation)
5S1: Not eligible for the National Register but of local interest because the resource is eligible for listing under an
existing local ordinance.